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How to Calculate Population Density
by Antony Caruso
DEFINITION
population density - ___________________________________________________
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FORMULA
population density = population ÷ area
- the answer is always expressed as people per km2 or people/km2
EXAMPLE
The country of Bulgaria has a population of 7 037 935. The country has an area of
110 879 km2. What is the population density of Bulgaria?
alwayswritetheformulafirst
population density = population ÷ area
= 7 037 935 ÷ 110 879 km2
substitutethepropervalues
= 63.4740122 people/km2
= 63.47 people/km2
roundyouranswertotwodecimal
placesandusetheproperunit
sparsedensity=<15people/km2
moderatedensity=15-150people/km2
densedensity=150+people/km2
PRACTICE
Calculate the population densities for the following countries. Round to two decimal places.
Country: Albania
Population: 3 002 859
Area: 28 748 km2
Country: Colombia
Population: 45 239 079
Area: 1 138 910 km2
Country: Venezuela
Population: 28 047 938
Area: 912 050 km2
Country: Saudi Arabia
Population: 26 534 504
Area: 2 149 690 km2
Country: Lebanon
Population: 4 140 289
Area: 10 400 km2
Country: Norway
Population: 4 707 270
Area: 323 802 km2
Country: Cuba
Population: 11 075 244
Area: 110 860 km2
Country: Cambodia
Population: 14 952 665
Area: 181 035 km2
Country: New Zealand
Population: 4 327 944
Area: 267 710 km2
Country: Kenya
Population: 43 013 341
Area: 580 367 km2